Disney Skyliner Resort Area at Walt Disney World
Staying in the Disney Skyliner Resort Area is a wonderful option for families visiting Walt Disney World. It offers some great resort options that are right on the Skyliner line. As well a variety of food options and easy access to two theme parks!
The location works great for families and is convenient to be able to swing back to your resort in the middle of the day.
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All of the resorts located here make it a fantastic resort area for families! Staying along the Disney Skyliner makes it easy to get to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. The Skyliner is one of our preferred methods of transportation at Walt Disney World. It’s both relaxing and efficient!
The Disney Skyliner is continuously running, which makes it quick way to head to the parks. And it’s one of our favorite ways to travel for efficiency.
Skyliner Resort Area Highlights
- There are multiple resort options off the Skyliner, from budget-friendly on up in pricing.
- The Skyliner makes it super convenient and efficient to get around from the resorts to both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios.
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A fun activity you can do while on the Skyliner is watching for the different characters are featured on the outside of them!
Resorts in the Disney Skyliner Line Area
Planning to stay in one of the resorts connected to the Skyliner? Here’s a list of the resorts along with my thoughts and reviews. So that you can find the best fit resort for your family!
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
This budget-friendly resort is super popular with families. It features newly refurbished rooms and fun colors that kids love. They also have a really great food court with a new coffee and ice cream area!
Find out more about staying at Pop Century Resort in this article!
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
This is a really fun resort with rooms and areas based on different Disney Characters like Cars, Finding Nemo, the Little Mermaid, and The Lion King. They also offer family suites to accommodate larger sized families and they have two bathrooms!
The Big Blue Pool here is one of the largest pools on property as well! This is one of my kids’ favorite places to stay. Learn more about staying at Art of Animation here!
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort is a large and spread out resort. There is an internal bus to get you around the resort. We love staying here because of the convenience of the Skyliner!
As a bonus, you can request to stayin the part of the resort near the Skyliner Main Hub. This gives you easy access to get to both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios!
We love the dining options, especially dinner at Sebastian’s Bistro. And the main pool has two water slides which are fun for kids. You can see the fireworks from this resort too! Learn more about staying at Caribbean Beach Resort in this article!
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Riviera Resort is a deluxe resort on the Skyliner line. It gives you amazing views, exquisite dining, and some peace and quiet when you come back from your day of fun. They offer some larger villa rooms which are really helpful for families with kids.
This is a lovely resort to stop by for dining, and makes a great option if you’re looking for deluxe accomodations on the Disney Skyliner line. Find out more about staying at Disney’s Riviera Resort in our review for families!
Nearby Resorts to the Disney Skyliner Line
All of the aforementioned resorts are directly located near a Skyliner station. There are some resorts that are within a close walking distance to the EPCOT International Gateway back entrance.
They can easily get to the Disney Skyliner station if you’re just wanting to ride the Skyliner or use it as transportation to get over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Beach Club Resort
Beach Club Resort is not technically on the Skyliner Line, but in the EPCOT Resort Area. We’re mentioning it because it is within the closest walking distance to the EPCOT Gateway International back entrance. It’s also one of our favorite Deluxe Resorts to stay at during the warmer months, because of it’s fantastic pool.
So it earns a top mention on our list of nearby resorts. Learn more about staying at Beach Club Resort in our review for families!
Other Nearby Resorts to the Disney Skyliner
If you’re staying at either Disney’s Yacht Club Resort or BoardWalk Inn Resort, you also will be within technical walking distance to the Disney Skyliner station at EPCOT.
For both of these resorts, you’ll have to walk past the boat dock before heading towards EPCOT. So boat transportation may be quicker to get to Disney’s Hollywood Studios from both of these resorts. Especially if you time it right when a boat is arriving at the dock!
If you like to walk however, it is a possibility from both of these resorts to reach a Skyliner station by walking.
Convenience of Traveling the Skies of Disney World
Using the Disney Skyliner to get around Walt Disney World is a convenient way to get between a number of locations. Since it is a continuously running transportation, it can often be quicker than using a different type of transportation.
Use the estimated travel times below to plan using the Disney Skyliner into your day! We also have a helpful one sheet guide that you can print or use on your phone, to reference with the times!
Approximate Travel Times to Resorts
Travel time on the Skyliner varies depending on your destination. Here are some approximate times based on the resorts above to popular destinations.
- Caribbean Beach to Hollywood Studios – 10 minutes
- Caribbean Beach to EPCOT – 15 minutes
- Riviera Resort to EPCOT – 10 minutes
- Riviera Resort to Hollywood Studios – 15 minutes
- AoA/Pop Century to Hollywood Studios – 15/20 minutes
- AoA/Pop Century to EPCOT – 20/25 Minutes
Use the times above to make sure that you plan enough time in your schedule to board, transfer, travel, and arrive to your destination!
Navigating the Disney Skyliner
The Skyliner offers a unique transportation experience that feels more like a fun ride than just a way to get around.
I have a full blog post on Navigating the Skyliner here for a full visual description of how to use this feature.
Our Thoughts on The Disney Skyliner Resort Area
Staying in the Disney Skyliner Resort area is one of our family’s favorite to return to, because of the convenience of using the Skyliner! We enjoy all of the resorts located here, and love that there is something for every price range along the route as well.
We most frequently swing back around to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, because it has a great combination of value and added benefits at the resort. However all of these resorts are ones that we frequently return to, and last year I stayed at almost all of them!
So the convenience of being near the Disney Skyliner with easy access to two theme parks can’t be beat! Especially if you’ll be spending a lot of time at EPCOT during a festival timeframe.
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